Dr. Owen B. Evans Sr.

Dr. Own B. Evans Sr. passed away at his home on June 22, 2007, at the age of 85 following a prolonged illness. He was a native of Helena, AR. Formerly a resident of Decatur, AL, he lived in Bon Secour since 1983. Dr. Evans was a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Medicine in 1945 and served as a Flight Surgeon in the U.S. Navy following the end of World War II. After residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Lloyd Noland Hospital in Fairfield, AL, he was in practice in Decatur, AL, until moving to Bon Secour. He retired in 1989. Dr. Evans was a devoted husband, father and friend, and an avid golfer, fisherman and was a past president of Amateur Golf Association of Alabama. His death was preceded by that of Patricia Claire Evans, his first wife. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Norma L. Evans of Bon Secour, AL; his sons: William Fredrick (Dot) Evans and Nicholas Fletcher (Dare) Evans of Cullman, AL, Owen B. (Lynn) Evans Jr., MD of Jackson, MS., Robert Patrick Evans of Batesville, AR.; his daughter, Patricia Kimberly Evans of Auburn AL; his stepsons: Michael Dennis Metz of Hartselle, AL, and Wayne Andrew Punjak of Jemez Mountain, NM; his grandchildren: Rebecca (Kevin) Evans Cowling of Clarksville, TN, Kathryn (Corey) Evans Schneider, MD, and Owen William Evans of Jackson, MS, Patton (Ben) Evans Roden of Seattle, WA, Helen (Niven) Evans Bonar of San Diego, CA, Maime Evans Llewelyn of Cullman, AL; and great-grandchildren, Jackson Llewelyn of Cullman, AL, Aiden Schneider of Jackson, MS, and Callum Bonar of San Diego, CA, and other relatives and friends. Graveside service will be Sunday, June 24, 2007, 4:30 p.m. at Cullman Memory Gardens, Cullman, AL. Visitation will be held from 3:00-4:00 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home in Cullman, AL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.